USE OF AIC AND BIC IN DESORPTION ISOTHERMS OF TAMARIND SEEDS (Tamarindus indica L.)

AUTOR(ES)

Ferreira Junior, Weder N.; Resende, Osvaldo; Pinheiro, Gleyce K. I.; Silva, Ligia C. de M.; Costa, Eduarda R.

FONTE

Eng. Agríc.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2020-08

RESUMO

ABSTRACT The knowledge of hygroscopicity is essential for the storage of tamarind seeds, but there is a limitation of a judicious statistical parameter to define the best mathematical model to adjust the isotherms of plant products. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the desorption isotherms of tamarind seeds and test the Akaike information criterion (AIC) and Schwarz Bayesian information criterion (BIC) for choosing the best mathematical model. Seeds with an initial moisture content of 21.00 ± 0.10% dry basis (db) were dried at 45 °C until they reached moisture contents of 17.27 ± 0.10, 15.04 ± 0.16, 14.14 ± 0.06, 12.41 ± 0.17, and 10.52 ± 0.12% db. The water activity of the product was determined by the static-indirect method at temperatures of 10, 20, 30, and 40 °C. Mathematical models frequently used to predict the isotherms of plant products were adjusted to the experimental data. The Cavalcanti Mata model is recommended to estimate the desorption isotherms of tamarind seeds because it presents better adjustments. The AIC and BIC criteria contribute to the choice of the model to predict the desorption isotherms of tamarind seeds.

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